Bus traveler recounts long American journeys after 1945
Mrs. Mattie Lou Barber recalls years of bus trips across the United States since 1945 with trips through Maine Nova Scotia and Canada. She praises YWCAs in Washington DC and Brooklyn memories, notes meeting friends pen pals and the trip’s length on 99 day taps.
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Sam Brooks
Mattie Lou (Clements) Barber
West Seventh Street
Greyhound
U.S.A
South Dakota
Hawaii
Barber
Washington, D.C
White House
Maine
Nova Scotia
Canada
Brooklyn
Broadway
Weather Forecast for Bonham and Vicinity
Mostly fair and cooler through Sunday. Minimum in the low 40s, maximum in the mid 50s.
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Bonham
Trenton Bay Wins 1976 Soil Essay Contest
Brad Simmons of Trenton won the Fannin County Soil and Water Conservation District 1976 essay contest themed Conserving Our Soil After 200 Years. His essay advances to the State contest. First through fifth place prizes ranged from 25 to 10 dollars with winners from Trenton and Savoy.
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Brad Simmons
Trenton
Fannin County Soil and Water Conservation District
Glenn Dodson
Political Forum in Bonham for First District Candidates
Candidates for Congress from the First District will attend a Monday 7 p.m. forum in the Fountain Room at First National Bank. Sponsored by the Fannin County Democratic Women's Club, the event invites Bonham area residents to meet ten Democratic hopefuls and ask questions during a social period. Delegates to the national convention will also speak briefly for their candidates. Local figures Kate Reed Estes, Jackie Alsebrook, and Jimme Britton will represent Lloyd Bentsen, Jimmy Caner, and George C. Wallace respectively.
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First
Fannin County
First National Bank
Democratic Women's Club
Bonham
George C. Wallace
Buddy Morgan James Bruce Morgan Dies From Highway Crash Injuries
Buddy Morgan James Bruce Morgan age 22 of Dodd City died in Denison Memorial Hospital from injuries after a two vehicle collision on State Highway 121 south of Bonham at 630 p.m. Thursday.
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James Bruce
Buddy) Morgan
Dodd City
Denison Memorial Hospital
Bonham
Cooler Weather Is Forecast for Bonham Area
Forecast calls for mostly fair skies and cooler temperatures in the Bonham area through Sunday as a light front moves in. Sunday expects north winds 10 to 15 mph, with a low in the low 40s and a high in the mid 60s. statewide trends point to continued fair weather. Burial details for Mr. Morgan set for Wise Funeral Chapel on Monday at 10:30 am with services at Dodd City cemetery. He was born July 8 1954 in San Antonio and died from a pickup crash involving a Dodd City high school student Thomas Brewer. He is survived by his mother, father, stepfather, brother Rick, sister Lesia, grandmothers and many aunts and uncles. He was a Dodd City high school graduate and East Texas State University student. His death marked Fannin County’s first traffic fatality of 1976.
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Bonham
Morgan
Wise Funeral Chapel
Dodd City
San Antonio
Kenneth Dooley
Dallas
Joe Morgan
Rick Morgan
Lesia Morgan
Dorothy Johnson
Len Morgan
Dodd City High School
East Texas State University
Thomas Brewer
Denison Hospital
Fannin County
Grand Jury Set To Convene In Sixth District Friday
The January term grand jury for Sixth District court will meet Friday morning by order of Judge Henry Braswell. County Attorney John H. Morn says seven or eight cases will be submitted, including theft and burglary. A new indictment is planned against Alfred Ray Bradshaw, who escaped from Fannin county jail last fall and is now held in the Mississippi penitentiary with a hold from Fannin county.
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Sixth District Court
Henry Braswell
John H. Morn
Morris
Alfred Ray Bradshaw
Fannin County
Bradshaw
Mississippi
Thailand Orders U.S. Troop Withdrawal Within Four Months
Bangkok government orders more than 3 500 American troops to shut down operations and leave Thailand within four months. US officials say they will comply. The cabinet rejected a request to extend talks on governance of forces and bases amid student violence.
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Bangkok
Thailand
UPI
U.S
Charles Whitehouse
Asia
Kikrit Pramoj
Kikrit
Fnday
North Carolina Primary Favorites Ford Carter Dominant
President Ford is a strong favorite to win North Carolina's primary and possibly end Reagan's bid. Jimmy Carter appears set to capture the Democratic primary, threatening George Wallace's campaign across regions.
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Raleigh, NC
UPI
Ford
North Carolina
Ronald Reagan
Jimmy Carter
George C. Wallace
South
North
Reagan
Wallace
Trash Pickup Monday for Bonham Residents
City Manager Dan Mize announces spring trash pickup begins Monday in South Bonham then East and West Bonham. Trucks will collect limbs brush shrubs old boards and appliances with curbside placement urged to avoid a return trip and weather permitting the job could finish in about a week.
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Dan Mize
Bonham
South Bonham
East Bonham
West Bonham
Mize
Chamber Banquet Urges Youth and Involvement in Chamber Work
About 200 people heard Rep. Bill Sullivant urge Leonard Chamber of Commerce members to join the effort, noting that the organization builds a better community through shared time and energy. He encouraged dedication, warned against sideline criticism, and praised past officers while stressing the value of active participation for personal and community gains. Eugene Kegans led the program with L.R. Fulkerton delivering the invocation.
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Leonard
Chamber of Commerce
Leonard Chamber of Commerce
Bill Sullivant
Chamber
Alvis Buchanan
Leonard Honors Two Physicians as Citizens of the Year
Leonard names Dr. James W. Davis and Dr. R. D. Van Schoick Citizens of the Year at a Chamber of Commerce banquet. The physicians are longtime Leonard practitioners active in civic causes. Davis has ties to multiple medical groups and community boards, while Van Schoick serves as hospital chief of staff and county heart fund chair.
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Leonard Leonard
Chamber of Commerce
American Legion Hall
James W. Davis
R.D. van Schoick
Dan Jackson
Davis
Leonard
van Schoick
Academy of Family Practice
Physicians
Presbyterian Church
Leonard National Bank
Red Cross
American Legion
Leonard Industrial Foundation
Illinois
Illinois State Normal University
Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine
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